John Cacavas collection, bulk 1970s-2000s

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Summary

Creators:
Cacavas, John
Abstract:
This collection consists of the papers and recordings of American conductor and composer John Cacavas (1930-2014).
Extent:
100.354 Linear Feet 69 boxes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], John Cacavas collection, Collection no. 2660, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of the papers and recordings of American conductor and composer John Cacavas (1930-2014). This includes audio and video recordings, as well as sheet music for many compositions and personal papers.

Biographical / historical:

John Cacavas (1930-2014) was an American composer, conductor, and arranger who wrote music for many CBS programs including Kojak (1973-1978), Amy Prentiss (1974), and ABC Weekend Specials (1979-1983). Cacavas was nominated for Emmys for his music for Kojak in 1976, and for the police drama Eischied in 1979.

Also an author, Cavacas wrote two instructional books, Music Arranging and Orchestration (1985) and The Art of Writing Music: A Practical Book for Composers and Arrangers (1993), his memoir he co-wrote with his wife Bonnie Becker Cacavas, It's More Than Do-Re-Mi: My Life in Music (2003), and the novel A Song for Lynbidium (2007).

Acquisition information:
Gift of Bonnie Cacavas, November 10, 2014.
Processing information:

This collection is unprocessed.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is currently unavailable for access

Terms of access:

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], John Cacavas collection, Collection no. 2660, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
Cinematic Arts Library
Doheny Memorial Library, Room G4
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0185, US
Contact:
(213) 740-8383
ctlibarc@usc.edu
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